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Portugal

Atlas des passeports

Portugal travel, immigration and PR

Portugal is one of the most-searched EU PR/citizenship destinations in Chinese: D7, D8 and the tightened golden visa are three different residences.

Résidence permanente

Openness rank

#116

Entry openness

93

Sans visa

93

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Lisbon

Population

10.7 million

Superficie

92,391 km²

Monnaie

Euro EUR

Langue

Portuguese

Fuseau

UTC-01:00–UTC+00:00

Nés à l’étranger

1.1 million · 2024

Part de migrants

10.8%

Groupes ethniques

  • Portuguese95%
  • and South America and other foreign born5%

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

For passive-income retirees, remote nomads, and investors still asking whether a golden visa leads to nationality.

Visiter et durée de séjour

Schengen 90/180. Chinese passports need a Schengen visa. A visit is not work and does not convert to a D visa in-country; D visas are filed at a Portuguese post in your country of residence.

Travail et résidence

D7 needs stable passive income and housing; D8 needs remote contracts and an income floor; work D visas need an employer. The golden visa shifted to funds and donations — housing is largely out. AIMA processing time has to be planned as slack.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

Five lawful years can lead to PR or nationality (A2 Portuguese and other tests). Golden-visa physical-presence rules are lighter than D7, but ties to Portugal and rule changes remain. Five years is not an automatic passport.

Time to PR：5 years

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

Is D7 or the golden visa easier for citizenship?

Both are about five years. D7 expects real residence, which helps language and genuine-link tests. Golden visas need fewer days, so the link can look weaker, and the rules keep tightening.

Can you still buy a house for a Portuguese golden visa?

Residential real estate is largely closed. Qualifying funds and other listed investments remain — use current law.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visa requis”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.